Mpc Live - Looping Samples In Audio Tracks To Make A Song

[@oO5Dynasty]

Because I love you I watched the entire 5 min ad that played. You put in work on your channel and now have an amazing 7k subs. great job and I cant wait to you get to 7 million subs and beyond. You are a great inspiration and pushed me to start my own videos. Love you big dog keep growing I'm here to stay! Friends to the end

[@MatthewStratton]

Thanks for your support! Let's keep it moving!

[@osibrathwaite2146]

Bro I just wanted to take this time and say thank you for everything. You've taught me so much on how to get familiar with my MPC Live. I'm coming from the Mv 8800 back in the day. I'm brand new to the Akai MPC world. Keep up the amazing work. Much Respect!!

[@Sinosure]

Yes sir! He's taught me a lot as well! I've had the Live for two months! I'm coming from the Maschine & MV 8800 background too! I still love my MV though! I'm not gonna part with it. Maschine is still great, but I think they make easier things more complicated.

[@MatthewStratton]

Glad I could help out. Glad you are learning your way around the MPC Live.

[@MatthewStratton]

Nice. Never used the MV 8800. I remember seeing it back in the day. Looks like you can do some serious work on it. I tried Maschine a while back, but, couldn't quite get used to it. Maybe because I used the MPC 1000 before Maschine. Who knows, if I tried it now I might like it.

[@Sinosure]

@@MatthewStratton yeah the MV is a serious piece of machinery!! I love it!! You can make a full song start to finish with its DAW like style!! It was majorly slept on!!

[@Brokeninc]

How do I get a sample to loop so I can use the loop with a synth and midi? I noticed when I am in the sample editor I have an option to hear the sample looped, but I can figure out how to get it to loop or loop reverse outside the sample editor.

[@S1ph3r]

So i've had the MPC live for a little while now and been creating some stuff. But i wanted to watch some video and go over basics. My question is: why do you load samples on audio tracks instead of pads in a program? I have seen a couple people do it now and I was curious if there was a reason most do this instead of playing the sample from the pad instead?

[@dragosfrangulea6447]

I've just bought an MPC One and I was getting frustrated because the loops that I loaded into the MIDI track were cut short when I tried to do something on the step sequencer. Once I loaded them as audio tracks, they played from start to finish. That may be a reason, but I'm not sure. That's what I noticed.

[@digitalkmultimedia]

As a newbie to the MPC world (MPC One). I keep coming back to Matt. He covers so many topics in detail. It's like having a teacher always available to show me the MPC workflow. Thanks a ton! One thing would have been good to show how to use a sample not at the Sequence 140 BPM....forcing you to try Warp to make it fit or work. In other words when to use Warp to make samples work in a Sequence.

[@MatthewStratton]

right on. thanks for the input.

[@АндрейВаккер-д2щ]

Спасибо за то что делаешь подобные видео, очень помогают разобраться и облегчают работу на MPC Live, особенно для начинающих )

[@aylinakis8764]

Hey man, do you know how to route midi tracks of all pads of the mpc live in DAW?

[@Travelingwithachair]

Love the information, one of these days I will try to learn how to do some of these things.

[@TeleporterM11]

Mathew which is your favorite synth.

[@BeatsByImported]

This is exactly what I was trying to figure out yesterday. Thanks for the tutorial!!

[@IsopropylRecordings]

Thnx for your videos. Worked with sequensers as Cubase and Notator on old Ataris before it was known as DaW's and what not, and later to use Ableton. I workes with Korg M1 and 01 as the only workstation in the setup, MC-303 as a groovebox, a MC-505 as only sequencer sometimes Groovebox and still, the MPC world is scary. Thnx for your tutorials, and i finally belive i found the happy hardware as the middle ground between sequencer, groovebox and or as a PC DaW with Ableton. If i was made of money i would have gotten the X, but now a Live is in the mail with all the accessories one could need to start working,and i hope it will do. Subscribed. 👍

[@kizzledrizzy]

everytime you say "check it out" it makes me think about dr steve brule

[@OBZRV82]

For your health! 😌 You silly boy..🥴

[@oO5Dynasty]

You know what tutorial we need, is how to put the MPC Live thru effect pedals and back into the MPC Live. So if I wanna use the synths in the mpc but want it to go thru my reverb pedal or let's say I want to put a vocal chop thru the reverb pedal. How can we do that?

[@MatthewStratton]

You can assign your synth output to 3/4, or any output that isn't the master out. Then you can put the output into the effects, and then output the effects into MPC Live's inputs. Then you you would have to monitor the input, preferably on an audio track. I say audio track this way you can record the audio into the MPC Live if you want to.

[@oO5Dynasty]

Matthew Stratton I will try ty

[@DOCLOWE1988]

Search @MG THE FUTURE

[@MikeFelkerVideos]

Thank you for your great videos. I would love to see more videos on the Akai Force. It seems that everyone abandoned it but it is very capable as is. Thanks again.

[@MatthewStratton]

There are those who have just gotten it. MPC Head and Sounds and Gear for example. I am waiting for the promised arranger mode. When Akai releases that I will likely use it more.

[@DOCLOWE1988]

Have y’all seen that recent update??

[@MikeFelkerVideos]

I am so happy to not only see the update was released, but a whole marketing campaign behind it - means not only have they not given up on the Force, but they will be pushing it as a kind of flagship product. Happy days indeed!

[@DOCLOWE1988]

Mike Felker i don’t own it personally but what I saw was highly impressive and I’m honestly hoping that some if not most of these features are available for the LIVE. Those that are relevant at least. 🎲

[@jet7327]

You went pretty fast for me on this tutorial. I'm a newby on the MPC Live so I'm going to have to watch this over and over. Apparently to play a full song on this, you DON'T have to keep tapping pads? That's cool!

[@MatthewStratton]

Thanks for the feedback. This technically isn't a beginner tutorial. The person asking the question went through over 6 hours of training on my website. So the video is more aimed towards a higher skilled user. Thanks for watching! There are many ways to make songs on the MPC Live. Once you learn how to use it you can choose to make songs how you wish.

[@jet7327]

@@MatthewStratton Great! I'll keep watching!

[@mcdega]

Congrats! Your videos have improved a lot since you’ve begun. Good information in a simple communication!! Keep going with your great work, Cheers

[@rellbeats704]

Do you have this type of video for the mpc one plus,most of the time I will use a loop to get me going the videos I see on here are mainly showing how to chop your sample or loop but what if I like the way the loop sounds and don’t wanna chop it how would I go about using it in mpc software

[@ussrfeniks]

I have two different drum loops and want to cut them into one-shots. Next, I want to assign these one-shots to the pads and save them as a program. How should I do it? That is, I want to make one program from two different loops inside the MPC

[@nineeast8730]

Great video. How do I select any bar from my sequence (inclusive of vocals), making that selection its own loop / sequence?

[@steveperry7799]

ALMOST 10k SUBS!!!! What a amazing accomplishment!!!

[@MatthewStratton]

Steve Perry Thanks! Blessed and extremely grateful.

[@steveperry7799]

@@MatthewStratton It means that people connect w you brother!! You are doin it big time!!!!

[@ZoSkiLuv]

GREAT video man!! I've only had my box for 1 week and have composed some songs using sequences I have created but always wondered how to use the WAV features. Thanks!!

[@Sinosure]

A quick question. Is there a part in Song Mode where you can follow what you add for your song in a TIME FORMAT? Meaning seconds, minutes, & hours? I want follow along & see what time frame I may have on a song.

[@MatthewStratton]

If there is a way I haven't found it.

[@millzwave2531]

use a stop watch

[@noddybutt07]

Sir which one is best for sampling MPC one or MPC live

[@osibrathwaite2146]

Awesome tutorial thanks. I have a question the other day I was trying to reconstruct a old HipHop track for practicing. The sampling was a issue for me. How to make a sample loop smoothly and control the tempo. Example Tribe Called Quest God Lives Through. Basic sample but should it be sliced or pad hold and should it be a drum program or Audio? I'm having some trouble with that?

[@chriss1152]

Thank you I’m new to mpc I downloaded the Bible and take your online course as well In standalone mode how do I find the affects

[@MatthewStratton]

Hey. Think I just sent you a video message on Instagram.

[@cresshead]

google brought me here :) so now i have a way to do it.... my initial Q. i was searching for was how when using the mpc's looper do i export it to an audio track? so i guess i export and save the file then load it in audio track... that'll work for me! using the looper export it only wants to move it to a drum pad... unless i missed something bt saving the file to disc then loading it to an audio track will get me where i want to go!. THANK YOU.

[@lloyddev]

Another lesson learned. And I’m using the MPC One. Good stuff Matt!

[@MatthewStratton]

Glad to help! Thanks for watching!

You always make different sequences with two tracks and build on those to make a song?

[@Samwisedragon]

Hi Matthew, your videos are very helpful and your explain the workflow/functions of the devices very well, i am getting an MPC One, excellent content, thank you.

[@MatthewStratton]

Nice, have fun with that.

[@spesh85]

Great vid, Thanks Mathew, RMS

[@jayrueff5852]

Thank you for your time my dude!

[@MatthewStratton]

You bet!

[@robactraiser182]

This is so frustrating as it doesn't work for me. I follow your video exactly. I go to my USB drive connected to my MPC Key 61, then find the WAV samples I want - preview, then load them. But when I go to a new Audio track and go to the sample edit page.. the part that says BROWSE SAMPLES is greyed out, not white like in the video and I cannot select it. I also went to pad assign and I can't assign any samples to pads, pressing them on the screen does nothing. PLEASE HELP!!

[@wireguy123]

My browse samples is greyed out..I have drum loops on SD card

[@ariestrucker7832]

What if instead of matching my project to the loop… I want to match the loop to my project. For instance, high hat loops, perc loops etc I’m coming from FL studio by the way thanks

[@jaysmith7863]

How do I do a complete reset on my Mpc one?

[@Melodic623]

Very informative and useful thanks

[@Dgarvoa]

The first sample was 140bpm and you change the sequence bpm to fit... Then you add more samples. Those you add after were also 140bpm?

[@oshikantor966]

where do you get loops from

[@djtrippd]

Hey bro, thanks for all the videos. I only subscribed today but will try to throw as many thumbs up as I can to support you.

[@MatthewStratton]

Thanks a lot! A lot more videos coming soon!

[@rentlessstudio3818]

Hey I like your content Matthew!

[@MatthewStratton]

Thanks a lot!

[@herb39hs]

Nice Matt I needed this tutorial 👍🏾👍🏽 also can you change the pitch of samples I'm this mode

[@willievaughn6474]

Thank you, I appreciate you.

[@whatsinmykoolaid4714]

How can I load more than one project? 9r when I'm finished with a project loading it for live play with several other finished projects? Did that make sense?

[@aristotlekumpis7095]

Another way to work with loops is to just import them onto each pad in Program mode. I work a lot with loops for inspiration. You can then just record them in real time or draw them in. How many audio tracks does the Live have?

[@MatthewStratton]

There are 8 audio tracks in standalone, and 128 in controller mode.

[@DOCLOWE1988]

Yeh that’s how i do it no lie

[@dharmeshbalsara539]

@aristotlekumpis7095 - I am trying to import my loop samples (wav) onto each pad but it doesn't seem to work. the loop samples keep getting assigned to the first pad (A01), any suggestions?

[@microbeata6021]

Hey.,u know how can I make a audio file longer then 2 bar to stop when the 2 bar seq finish.,because I try to make a drop and the sample still play.. Tks!

[@millzwave2531]

mute

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

dope video matt keep rolling bro.

[@MatthewStratton]

You're support means a lot. Thanks for checking out the video.👍

[@christianvandalstrom8337]

Why isn't timestreched by default? Does it not have timestretch?

[@natanmandala]

Does Matt or anybody on here know how to make the reverb tail of a sound go past the end/beginning of the loop, so it doesn't get cut off at the beginning of the loop, and keeps playing through? Everytime the loop ends, it cuts off the reverb tail of everything? Is there a way to somehow do this? I know that I can sample the sounds into it, but I can't figure out how to get the reverb tails to keep playing through?...SBN RESONATE

[@tyronethomas820]

Luv the video

[@MatthewStratton]

Glad you enjoyed.

[@AGBAK]

Great tutorial, Matthew. I have an MPC X, and I was wondering why did you go the audio track route to record instead of recording tracks. I'm new to the MPC, and I'm still trying to figure it out/. Peace.

[@MatthewStratton]

Do you mean instead of using drum programs and triggering pads? There are more options readily available to you in the audio track screen. And if you are coming from a DAW it would likely be easier for you to use these options to edit. Things like warp (to match BPM). Fade in. Fade out. Reverse. Being able to trim your audio and move it freely on the timeline. Adding other audio samples in the audio track. A whole list of things that you can do from one window inside the audio tracks, where if you were using a drum program you would have to toggle through several windows.

[@nathangabriel798]

how you assign a loop to a pad ? I searched so long for this simple feature and can't find it . You can't just press a pad and it goes on loop for four bar for example ? Seems isane we can't do this on the mpc

[@MusicWizard85]

On the main screen hit the Clip icon in the middle. Then at the bottom right press "Edit Clips". Then on the bottom left press "Program". Press a pad. Go to the top right and press on Sample and select your sample/clip/loop.

[@dillipphunbar7924]

nice 'n' simpl....just what i need...ty

[@MatthewStratton]

You're Welcome!!!!!!!!!

[@ricardomilice2470]

Excellent 🙌🏾

[@MatthewStratton]

👍

[@SunlightOfTheSpirit]

Hey dude, how do I piece 4 one bar loops together in audio edit?

[@SunlightOfTheSpirit]

Found it, typical 😂

[@FAAJR1]

Hello Matthew I really enjoy the videos that you make. Could you show us how load clips and samples within the MPC Force, because I don’t have the MPC live Thanks; FAAJR1 Lafayette Louisiana

[@HollywoodFLOSS1]

Thank you

[@MatthewStratton]

You're welcome.

[@ShazammtheProducer]

nice video bro

[@MatthewStratton]

Thanks man.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Coming off tour and I’m back in the studio and it’s great to reconnect with your stuff.

[@MatthewStratton]

Nice. Good to hear from you. How did the tour go?

[@TenThumbsProductions]

@@MatthewStratton Good bro! 14 workshops/concerts that all went well. Plus some time to get out in nature and recharge the batteries. Now it is back to work!

Ok when you have drum loops that has a certain bpm of 91 on track 1 do you set melody samples loop to the sample drum loop bpm if its different on track 2?

[@MatthewStratton]

You mean if the melody has a different bpm? You can always warp your sample to match the bpm too the current bpm.

@@MatthewStratton i meant match the the drum loop sample and melody sample if they are different?

[@basstradamus1]

As an MPC Live owner I'm still struggling to find value of multi sequence workflow. Honestly once I've went down that path and then realized that everything gets complicated as you need to adjust things in multiple sequences - it turns into a tracks mess and there is not much value you're getting out of it. Then I realized that going with single (song long) sequence and a lot of tracks is much easier and straight forward. Only problem with single sequence approach is that editing capabilities on the grid could still be better, for example having possibility to copy and paste notes from multiple tracks at once. What's your opinion on this topic?

[@MatthewStratton]

Hello. Not sure the exact issue you are having and what specifically you are adjusting in multiple sequences. The most important thing is to keep the same program on the same track in all the sequences. So if you have "program001" on track 1 in sequence 1 then "program001" needs to be on track 1 in sequence 2 as well. This way you are able to sequence your song in song mode and have all the tracks be correct when you convert the song to sequence. Then you can easily export your tracks individually for mixing in a DAW if you want.

[@basstradamus1]

@@MatthewStratton one of good examples is when you have a sequence which you want to repeat 4 time for example then you want to transition to other sequence. Usually you'd like to have something special for transition. I. This case you need to repeat seq 3 times and after put a copy where you put some transition sounds. Another problem is that you can do much with seq, you cant play it one from the middle once from last beat. It is very inflexible. I would love to be able to decide in song mode not only what seq but also be able to play part of it (less than 1 beat). Those are just two examples, bottom line is that imo it's hard to arrange smooth song with sequences. You need to copy a lot and if you have some break sounds you need to introduce tracks to different sequences. It's also hard to stick to your advise especially when you keep adding tracks to different seq once your basic song structure is in place.

[@THEREALTWISTEDINSANE]

Hit us with a video on WARP

[@xaviermccloud4586]

Great video ;).

[@MatthewStratton]

Thanks!

[@FREEZER4000]

I am still searching for which Akai or Maschine etc. I want , things like this keep coming up in the videos Ive watched. I am astonished the loops don't automatically snap to the BPM , as they do in GarageBand here it seems you have to down to the Akai god to please it ,and usually in a frustrating way .Can the guy who asked ,drag his loops from logic into Akai live? I believe your vid's are informative I am completely new to this work flow .... I'm not sure workflow is the right word ... seems like just work to me . I mean no disrespect towards you , I enjoy your vid.s I think theyve been really helpful.

[@RiczWest]

Absolutely BRILLIANT! I'll be getting an MPC ONE soon and coming from Ableton, so I like your explanations. I'm amazed you're not on Patreon... I'd throw you a few bucks every month :)

[@BigFish2023]

Shut up! Don't encourage that in this inflammation!

[@SynthApprentice]

4:33 "it doesn't really say 'drums'..." Err... yes it does? It says "FutureBass-Clips-Drum" in the name.

[@MatthewStratton]

Nice! Thanks for pointing it out. Have a blessed day.

[@SynthApprentice]

@@MatthewStratton Welcome! And same to you!

[@da_mutiny]

Can MPC get viruses?

[@MatthewStratton]

I don't know. Haven't heard of it. But, it is software so I assume it is possible. Why is your MPC not working right?

[@crimekola8371]

In theory it could but AFAIK the MPC runs a custom version of Linux, so I'd say you're pretty safe. Make regular backups and you should be okay.

[@notea1]

Hi I didn’t understand how to loop a sample continue play just hit a pad until you hit again to stop like ROLAND sp606 I saw many videos no body explain the real feature want to know everybody but there is no information, in ROLAND you just play on pad to play sample in loop & hit again to stop & no need to go in sequence mode, worst thing I saw in akai mpc all samplers,they DONOT make that easy feature which everybody want to use & know easily understandable. Also AKAI SELLING THOSE SAMPLERS IN HIGH PRICE THAN ROLAND. Please reply if anyone knows about the easy feature play a sample in loop mode continues until you hit again to stop Thanks

[@MatthewStratton]

If you want a sample to continue to play until you stop it look into using "clip programs". You can load audio samples onto pads and trigger them to play when you tap a pad and stop when you tap the pad again. I see you keep posting about this on my videos. Please be aware that I do not work for AkaiPro.com so any complaints you tell me in comments do nothing to help improve the product. You can contact support on akaipro.com if you need further assistance or if you want to voice your opinion about their product in a constructive way to improve the device. You can even put in feature request of features that you want.

[@notea1]

Matthew Stratton sorry I was thinking that you are from AKAI BUT THANKS FOR YOUR ALL USEFUL INFORMATIONS GOD BLESS YOU

[@gossamyr]

A little constructive crit(which means I'm neither trolling nor dissing your hard work), but it seemed the inspiration for this vid was using prefab loops. It might have been a better learning experience if you started with 'So, I grabbed 2 folders of loops, one is a loopmasters sample pack, you know the kind you get with ANY purchase or a ComputerMusic subscription, or breathing...and the other is an old school Acid library, remember those?' To see how the mpc sees these loops which would not be setup for the mpc as the content that goes with it does. In Ableton Live, when you do this it's kind of tedious because you have to decide how far to warp it to inline it to be tempo friendly...I'm curious if the mpc live is as tedious as Ableton Live or is it more intelligent in regard to non-standard content loops/samples that do have a bpm.

[@MatthewStratton]

If your samples are trimmed to an even number of beats the MPC does a decent job at detecting the bpm. So if your samples are not trimmed perfectly I would say trim them first. Once trimmed, you can warp any sample to match the bpm. I wanted to use samples that anyone with a MPC could use and understand easily and be able to follow along.

[@gossamyr]

@@MatthewStratton I totally get that, and well done. Maybe a follow up vid on using samples that didn't come with the unit, whether these are from the bazillion available libraries or whichever. You clearly have taken the wheel in some regard on this unit, mr 9.2k subs. It'd be watched content ;)

[@MatthewStratton]

@@gossamyr for sure. I think I have a few old CM mag DVD hidden in the closet somewhere.

[@barkattota3100]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ErnestoGarcia-pu2cq]

unintelligible for beginners

[@MatthewStratton]

There is a lot to learn on the MPC

[@EdwardJanuska]

I hate watching someone look for samples. Just do that beforehand.